Nearly three decades ago, a team of archaeologists were carrying out an expedition inside a large cave system on Mount Owen in New Zealand when they stumbled across a frightening and unusual object. With little visibility in the dark cave, they wondered …

Archeological finds in Egypt never stop. This was made all the more apparent by the recent discovery in  Saqqara  of a vibrant tomb, home to some of the oldest pyramids in Egypt. There are vivid wall paintings in the amazingly well-preserved tomb that …

The Rock Tomb of Amyntas; also known as Fethiye Tomb (4th Century BC), dating from Lycian period when Fethiye was called Telmessos, a remarkable archaeological landmark full of rich history. Ancient Lycian rock-hewn tomb at ancient Telmessos, in Lycia, …

Ancient Egypt is an enigma with its architecture and engineering. Even today, experts all over the world marvel at the fact that the Egyptians were able to build monuments and structures such as pyramids, sphinxes, temples, and obelisks. Aside from the …

Archaeologists conducting excavations in Amasra, Turkey, have uncovered an ornate statue dating back to the 2nd century CE during the Roman period. The statue, found at a depth of 3 meters below the ground, measures approximately 1.5 meters in height …

The mummy of a 3,000-year-old woman has been found almost perfectly preserved in a coffin in Egypt. The sarcophagus was one of two found in an ancient tomb in El-Asasif, Luxor, on the bank of the River Nile near the Valley of the Kings. The first one …